Coast Guard rescues man who went overboard on cruise

A passenger on the Carnival Valor left a bar on the cruise ship and was reported missing the next day. The man was later rescued from the Gulf of Mexico by the Coast Guard.

• Nov 25, 2022
• 0:31

Dramatic video shows Coast Guard rescuing man who went overboard on cruise

The man was last seen on board the ship on Wednesday night and was reported missing Thursday morning.

• Nov 25, 2022

5-year-old boy rescued after python drags him into pool

The snake decided to "wrap his mouth around his ankle" and pull him underwater. So, the boy's 76-year-old grandfather literally jumped in to save the day.

• Nov 25, 2022

Death toll from Indonesia earthquake soars over 260

With dozens of people still missing, an emergency official said workers were "racing against time to rescue people."

• Nov 22, 2022

Indonesian quake kills at over 160, injures hundreds

Temblors are common across the nation on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," but they're rarely felt strongly in the capital city.

• Nov 21, 2022

Stranded migrants saved

Twelve Haitians were rescued after smugglers abandoned them on a tiny island near Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard said. The group built a small campfire that caught the attention of authorities.

• Nov 21, 2022
• 0:24

Recovering service members lost in an Alaskan glacier

For the past decade a multi-disciplinary team based at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage has been engaged in what is perhaps the longest-running recovery effort in the history of the U.S. Air Force: locating 52 servicemen lost when their C-124 Globemaster crashed on a glacier in Alaska, their remains and personal effects hidden in the ice since 1952. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with relatives who hope summer periods of melting ice will reveal secrets long buried.

• Nov 13, 2022
• 7:35

Coast Guard surveys Ian damage in Florida

The U.S. Coast Guard is working to survey the damage left behind by Hurricane Ian and rescue people who remain stranded. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca rode along with Coast Guard members Friday to better understand what goes into the recovery efforts.

• Sep 30, 2022
• 5:55

Girl rescued after years in captivity "hardly able to climb stairs"

"The girl has never seen the outside world," according to a senior prosecutor in western Germany.

• Nov 8, 2022

38 injured in New York City apartment fire

Fire officials in New York City made daring rescues on Saturday after a fire broke out in a 20th floor apartment. At least 38 people were injured, including five fire personnel.

• Nov 5, 2022
• 0:34

Residents rescued in apartment fire

Officials from the New York City Fire Department rescued people who were trapped by a fire in a high-rise apartment building on Saturday.

• Nov 5, 2022
• 0:59

Ed Sheeran film crew helps in rescue of missing woman

The film crew helped transport officers across the beach during the search for the missing woman, police said.

• Nov 4, 2022

Feisty wombat rescued from debris on river

Animal rescuers saved a wombat stranded alone on a pile of sticks on a swollen river in Australia amid flooding in the area.

• Oct 26, 2022
• 1:18

Tourists rescued from Grand Canyon caverns

A group of Grand Canyon tourists were stranded about 200 feet underground for about 30 hours. They got stuck inside the caverns when the tourist attraction's only elevator broke down. No injuries were reported.

• Oct 25, 2022
• 0:17

Tourists rescued from Grand Canyon Caverns after nearly 30 hours

The tour group was stuck at the bottom of the cavern due to a malfunctioning elevator.

• Oct 25, 2022

Cat rescued after drone attack

A small cat was rescued from a building that was destroyed by a drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday.

• Oct 17, 2022
• 0:33

Nearly 100 rescued off Florida coast had no food or water, Coast Guard says

The passengers told Coast Guard crew members that they had been at sea for a week and lacked food and water during the last two days.

• Oct 16, 2022

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At least 1 dead in FL partial building collapse; Rescue underway in FL partial building collapse.

• Jun 24, 2021
• 39:06

6/25: CBSN AM

President Biden backs bipartisan infrastructure bill; Activists raise concern over “rainbow capitalism”

• Jun 25, 2021
• 48:03

Family of 3 rescued from rubble in Ukraine

A family of three was rescued from underneath rubble Wednesday after a missile damaged buildings in southeast Ukraine.

• Oct 12, 2022
• 0:48

3 men rescued from shark-infested waters

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men whose fishing boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast -- "just in the nick of time," as they fended off sharks in the water. CBS News' Lana Zak and Lilia Luciano have the story.

• Oct 11, 2022
• 0:33

Almost 80 people killed as boat capsizes in flood-swollen river

An emergency management official said the water level in the Niger River was "very high and too risky for a smooth search and rescue operation."

• Oct 10, 2022

FEMA administrator on Ian relief

FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell, who has been on the ground in Florida after Hurricane Ian slammed the state, said on "Face the Nation" that their focus is on "saving as many lives as possible."

• Oct 2, 2022
• 7:42

Over 4,000 rescued in Florida after Ian

Florida emergency crews are working tirelessly after Hurricane Ian devastated communities across the peninsula. Over 4,000 residents have been rescued so far after flooding and a storm surge stranded homeowners. Manuel Bojorquez has more.

• Oct 1, 2022
• 2:55

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in South Carolina

South Carolina's coast was the latest to be hit by Hurricane Ian. The storm caused "catastrophic" flooding in some places and residents had to be rescued. Mark Strassmann has the latest.

• Sep 30, 2022
• 2:48

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